The Bridge on the River Kwai
It spans a whole new world of entertainment!
1957-10-11 | 161 minutes
Plot Summary
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Cast
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William HoldenCmdr. Shears
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Alec GuinnessCol. Nicholson
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Jack HawkinsMaj. Warden
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Sessue HayakawaCol. Saito
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James DonaldMaj. Clipton
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Geoffrey HorneLt. Joyce
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André MorellCol. Green
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Peter WilliamsCapt. Reeves
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Percy HerbertGrogan
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Harold GoodwinBaker
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Ann SearsNurse
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Heihachirō ŌkawaCaptain Kanematsu
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Keiichirō KatsumotoLieutenant Miura
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Ngamta SuppapongSiamese Girl
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Tsai ChinTokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
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